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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-06-18

A Liberal Offer TO Buyer Of Cooking Stoves.
lilo Pieces of useful ware given with
each Stove.
From this date will give with each cook
ing stove the following list of ITO pieces of
useful and necessary furniture which guar
antee to be first-class in every respect: One
Wash Boiler, / Coffee Boiler, Sauce Pan, 2
Pot Lids, Long Griddle, l Skillet, Sheet
Iron Pains, Lid LITTER. Poker, l Stove
Scraper, Joints of Pipe and l Elbow, l
large Tin Bucket, Bread Pan, l Cullender,
Wash Basin, Pudding Pans, Patty Pans,
II Pie Plates, l Milk Strainer, Milk Skim
mer, PLAIN Ladle, l Pierced Ladle, Soup
Ladle, l Iron Spoon, / Cake Turner, l Egg
Whip, Pie Crimper and Trimmer, ! Fancy
Tea Pot, Sad Irons, Tea Pot Stand, l
Sad Iron Stand, l Pepper Box, Nutmeg
Crater, Candle Stick, l Cake Mould, Tin
Cups, Dipper, Biscuit Cutter, Rolling
Pin, Potatoe Washer, / Butcher Knife, 6
Knives and Forks, worth Sl.25 per set
Albata Table Spoons, 6 Albata Tea Spoons,
| Coal Shovel l Flesh Fork, Jelly Cake
Pans, / Cake Stove Polish, paper of Car
pet Tacks, l Match Safe, and l bot tie of
Seal Sewing Machine Oil.
Sizes ranging from No. to No sc.
Prices ranging from $4,000 to $4,000.
500, $22, :S25, 1913, $50, 1874, 1886.
EXCELSIOR COOKS!
ALBION COOKS!
GLOBE COOKS!
MONITOR COOKS!
A full line ofimproved Ranges. Repairs
furnished for all patterns of Stoves. Late
improved Oil Stoves Nickel Plated, all sizes
AGENT For
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-06-18
Legal.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Marti1sourg w. Va, June4 1887
T. W. LAM0N, 995
Henry sharif end Ellen Sharf, s
his wife, William Welsh and Har- r. 3 8
riett Welsh, Lis wife and Robert |l2
Lamon, Adm'r of Jacob Sharff, -g29
decd. sg 20
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
decree rendered in the above cause, requiring
the undersigned Commissioner to audit the
debts against the estate of Jgcob Sharf, de-
ceased stating what debts, if any, are liens
on the the real estate of which he died seized,
with their respective priorities, and also to
ascertain and report what property, real or
personal, is Liable foi said dscedents ebts
stating the fee simple and the yearly ,en'el
value of the realty, have appointed the
2Sth DAY OF JUNE, 1887,
at my office, to execute the said decree of re-
ference, at which time aud place all persons
interested therein are notified to attend,
Given under my hand as Commissioner
the day aud year first above written.
ADRIAN G. NADENB0USCH,
June At Commissi oner.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06
Some Detective Skill.

The murder of Jacob Simon, has de-
velOped some detective skill, from a
quarter, which we, until now, did not
think existed.
This murder had been deliberately
planned, and the murderers had taken,
they thought. every precaution to cover
up all traces that might furnish a clpe.
The hour selected for the diabOlical deed,
was the S'dreadful dead of dark mid
night" when the perpetrators had every
reason to believe they would not be dis
turbed.
The bloody programme was carried
out, old Simon was strangled to death in
his bed; the human devils gloated over
the few dollars that they got, they
thought themselves safe.
Next morning the whole town learned
with horror of the murder. But who
were the murderes?
Not clue to furnish even a faint sus-
picion.
The Sheriff was soon on the scene, and
with his deputies and others instituted
search for some tangible clue.
For five days the Sheriff remained on
the scene and prosecuted closely his in
vestigations. Slowly, but surely the
web was woven over the fiends.
But thinking their tracts well hidden
the mnrderers laughed at the efforts of
the pursuing Nemesis.
Like clap of thunder, the strong arm
Of the law came down on ten negroes.
The preliminary examination held last
week, demonstrated the fact. that the
net had been well thrown, and that the
Sheriff had, beyond doubt caught the
murderers.
L. l.. Broussard here's a feather to
stick in your cap!
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06
Physicians Have Found Out

That communicating and foreign
element in the blood, developed by indi-
gestiOn is the cause Ofrheumatism. This
settles upon the sensitive sub -cutaneous
covering of the muscles and ligaments
of the joints, causing constant and shift
ting pain, and aggregating as a calca-
reOus, chalky deposit which produces
stiffness and distortion of the joints. No
fact which experience has demonstrated
in regard to HOStetter's Stomach Bitters
has stronger evidence to support
than this, namely, that this medi-
cine of comprehensive uses checks
the formidable and atrociOus disease,
nor is it less positively established that
it is preferable to the poisOns often used
to arrest it, since the medicine contains
only salutary ingredients. 1t is also a
signal remedy for malarial fevers, cons
tipatiOn, dyspepsia, kidney and bladder
ailments, debility and other disorders.
see that you get the genuine.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06
Local Lights.

B. Audibert is the champion, he keeps
the incest and coolest beer.
Politics is getting to be lively these
days.
Read proceedings of the Police Jury
in another column.
Congressman L. w. Robertson died at
his home at Baton Rouge, Tuesday the
End. instant.
Our thanks are due to the Young Ladies
Social Club, for an invitation to attend
their Inauguration hop, which will be
given at Mrs. E. Simon's residence,
Thursday the 11th inst.
We were given a cane yesterday which
came from the field of Mr.. Salomon Ber-
trand, which had Ia red joints and meas
ured Il inch in diameter and five feet
long.
The Messenger is getting decidedly po-
pular these days, and new subscribers
are coming in every day. The people
know how to appreciate a good thing
when they have it.
The Steamer Teche has suspended her
trips to the bayou Teche on account of
low water in Old River. The steamer
New Matte will run in the place of the
Z. w. Cole, during the low water.
Our friend of the Reyeille says: ''The
more we run newspaper the more we
see it is impossible toplease everybody
1t is quite the contrary with the Messen-
ger, the more we run a newspaper, the
more We see it is easy to please every
body. TO be on the right side and ad-
vocate good things is our motto-try il
brother Reveille, and see how it works.
The Only place to get nice and coo
beer il ~ &. Audibcrt's.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06

between Morgan City and St. Martinville.
making three or more trips per week.
She will carry only Galveston freight,
and will transfer her cargoes to the main
line of vessels running to Galveston. or
to storage sheds when such vessels are
not in port. The point of transfer will
probably be Morgan City. The sugar
planters of this parish should confer with
those of st. Mary. and encourage this
move by shipping their products to CAL
weston instead of New Orleans where
the charges of handling same are exhor-
bitant, and the prices very unsatisfac-
tory,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06
DIED.

Sunday July 3lst at l 10 p. M, E. r.
Knight, a native of st Louis, Mo-, aged
43 years, and a resident of this town for
the last 20 years. Mr.. Knight was gen.
tleman well liked and respected by the
whole community. He leaves to de-
plore his death, wife and large family
of children. He was at the time of his
death, Superintendent and Secretary Of
the school board, and member and eX-
President of Volunteer Fire Co. No. /.
His company and Home Hook and Lad
der Co. No. l.. and a large number Of ap
preciative and sorrowing friends accom-
panied his remains from his late resi-
dence to the Episcopal Church where
the funeral rites were held, thence to
the cemetary.
The Messenger extends is deepest
sympathy tc the afflicted family.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06
St. Martinville and Galveston

At conference held at Franklin b,y
the planters and commission merchant )
engaged in handling the Teche sugars OF
Galveston with view of establishing a
line of vessels between the two points.
A committee was sent to New Orleans 10
confer with the Southern Pacific, and, if
pOeible, secure rate which would be
satisfactory to the planting interest. tue
planters generally expressed the hope
that the railroad would concede a rite
which would make new line unneces-
sary, the committee were willing even to
give them higher rate than the one pro-
posed by the projected new line. The
railroad officials declined to meet the
views of the committee. and it is now
understood that the new line is practi-
cilly started. We are told that steam
boat will be put on about October Ist.,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06
The First Bale.

Mr.. Darcourt Dugas, an enterprising
and intelligent planter of this parish,
shipped the first bale of this years cotton
weighing $40 pounds Thursday the 4th.
inst. This is probably the first bale of
Louisiana cotton.
Mr.. Dugas also shipped the first bale of
cotton of this and adjoing parishes, last
year, on the 4th day Of September. which
was just one month later tn an this year.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06

The Jury term of our District Court
convenes on the first Monday of Septem-
ber. A large number of criminals are
in Jail awaiting trial, and the criminal
docket is pretty well filled. We hope
Judge Mouton will clear it out.
THAT lady, married or single who has
become irregular each month, who is
feeble, pale and emaciated, who is an
noyed with aches pains, should use one
or two bottles of ENGLISH FEMALE BIT
TIERS. Its action is prompt and satisfac-
tory. 1t is prepared especially for these
troubles.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06
The Duty of Democrats.

The Democrats of Louisiana are now
called upon to choose from the Democra-
tic ranks, candidate for Governor at the
coming election. 1t is now narrowed
down between Gen. Nichols and Cover
nor McEnery, and at this present date. a
large number of Democrats politicians
probably who seem too timid to openly
express their choice of preference in ia
vor of one candidate or the other. This
is wrong. both gentleme are Democrats
and it is merelya matter of preference
on the part of the Democratic voters as
to who, in their judgement, will best re-
present the interest of our state. No
honest and true man should dodge the
issue by cOurting both sides. Every vo-
ter is deeply interested in the election of
officers, and no one should fear or hesi-
tate to advocate one candidate or the
other.
Beer Beer ! always on ice at B., Au-
dibert's.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06
POLICE JURY.
Regular Meeting held on this lst. day
of August 1887.

Regular Meeting held on this lst. day
of August 1887.
The roll was called at the appointed hour, all
the members were present.
The minutes Of meetings of the Police jury,
sitting as Reviewers, from July 9th 1885 to July
18th. 1857 inclusive were read approved and
signed.
The Clerk having informed this Body that the
contract with Mr.. Casimir Wilt as keeper of the
Bridge had expired, was instructed to advertise
the sale of the said contract to take place on
the 18th inst. in the same manner IA heretofore.
The clerk was also instructed to notify Mr.. In
stimen Tauzin to open between now and the end
of the present year, the public road by him clo-
sed, running from his upper line on Bayou Techs
to the public road back of the 40 arpents.
The Committee appointed at the Meeting Of
December 9th. 1888. to lay out and trace a road
from Breaux Bridge to Bayou Vermilion, beg
leave to presnt their writtenireport. which after
being read was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Gillard seconded by Mr.. Pa
tin, voted upon and carried, jury Of six was
appointed by the President to lay out and trace
said road with instructions to report at next re-
gular meeting. The following named persons
are to constitute said jury: Messrs. o. Bad0n,
Arthur Patin, Ed. Bergeron, Emile Babin. Chs.
Delhommer, and Alphonse Guiibcau.
The Sheriff now calls on this body to effect his
| final settlement: His accounts were found cor
rect and satisfactory and his quietus was accor-
dinghy issued.
The meeting then adjourned, there being no
| further business to transact.
| true copy from the minutes.
Aug. Maraist Clerk p. j.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06
Board of School Directors.
Parish of st. Martin.
(EYtract.)

Resolved, That the sudden and unex-
pected death of Mr.. Z. R. Knight, which
came almost without a note of warning
is deeply deplOred by this body, of which
he was distinguished member.
Resolved, That we, as last token of
respect to his memory, here recognize.
that he was man Of generous character,
of warm impulses, of cordial manners.
and Of tender emotions, traits which en-
ter the constitution of none but gallant
men.
Resolved, That occurrences as sad as
this one which fall, ever and anon, upon
our ears, should not pass unheeded by us,
but should remind us that we too must,
sooner or later, pass the portals Of the
grave; that we too are following rapidly
the footsteps of him whose memory we
this day honor, and that, ere the cycle
of another moon. Some other member of
this Board may be called to answer the
same solemn and dreadful call which
4. n knight, since last this body assem-
bled.
Minutes of Monday August LIST 1887.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06
The Simon Murder.

Under the above caption the American
Israelte in commenting upon the mur-
der of MIR. Simon, creates a wrong i'm
preston upon the good name of Breaux
Bridge and its citizens in stating "Mr.
Jacob Simon, the murdered man, left
Cincinnati about sixteen years ago and
settled at Breaux Bridge, La. He was
the only Israelite in that town, and this
may account for his cruel fate" Mr..
Simon was resident of Breaux Bridge
for the last seven or eight years, and was
wellliked and held in high esteem by
the people in general. Our sister town
of Breaux Bridge is settled by a highly
refined creole population who would
have protected Mr.. Simon if it were in
their power. The whole community ditl
all they could to assist Sheriff Broussard
in bringing the criminals to Justice
which is to their credit. The American
Israelite may rest assured that Jew is as
safe in Breaux Bridge as any other place
in this world. The City Item justly re-
marked: "Ihere was no ill-feeling
against Simon, who, on the contrary, was
well liked, and bis place was robbed and
himself murdered by gang, who proba-
bly, never considered for an instant
whether Simon was Jew or Christian,
but were bent on theft and murder.
Where are you going Jack? why, at
B. Audibert's for glass of that nice.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06
N O. ICE !!

will sell at public sale 10 lowest bidder on
Saturday the 18TH day Of August 1881 at IL o'clock
NJ, the contract for keeping the Bridge at 81.
Mar.inville for the term of one year from day Of
saie. Terms and conditions will be msde known
at the time OF sale which will take place on tho
said bridge.
b. order Of tho Police Jury.
Aug. narast QlsSk 7. j.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06

BAILEY's SALINE APERIENT is a plea
SAINT and cooling cathartic for the i'm
mediate cure of headache, indigestion,
constipation.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06

Where are you going Jack? why, at
B. Audibert's for glass of that nice
beer!
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-06

Beer Beer always on ice at B.. Au-
dibert's.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-08-05
Too Clever School Bors.

Although boys are often rather hard in
their treatment Of each other, they GER
tainly always stick together when one of
their party is in trouble. There are hun
dreds of instances of this, but q most
amusing one occurred whilst DR.. Vaughan
was head master of Harrow. He was
returning late one evening from dinner
party when he caught sight of one of his
pupils, who was taking walk when he
ought to have been in bed. The moment
the boy saw DIR. Vaughan he ran for his
life. OFF started the master in hot pur-
suit, and he just succeeded in seizing his
pupil by his coat tails. After q good
many struggles the boy escaped, but he
left one tail in the Doctors hands. The
master made sure that he would find out
the culpit next morning by his coat, but
when he entered the school every boy of
the sixth form had only one tail to his
coat, so the offender escaped punish
ment.-Manchester Times.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-08-05
The Wet Umbrella Joke.

The old practical joke of half dozen
young fellows raising dripping wet, UNI
brellas in the main doorway of a public
hall at the close Of an entertainment be-
fore crowded house on starlight night,
was played with entire success a few even
ings ago in Harlem. The news of the
unexpected and most unwelcome storm
was communicated to others by those of
the audience who first saw the umbrellas,
and i'll that way it became the exciting
and exclusive subject of conversation
throughout the building. Gentlemen
carefully covered their silk tiles with
their handkerchiefs, rolled up the ends of
the legs of their trousers and turned up
their coat collars. Ladies prepared them
selves in the conventional way for pro-
voking walk to the cars, and others sent
their gallant escorts flying after umbrel-
las, coaches and waterproofs. In about
ten minutes the real state of things, the
pretty how to do, had been discovered,
and then came unbounded hilarity and q
resolve on the part of the weatherbound
boys to try it on somewhere themselves.
New York Times.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-08-05
Mortgage Sale.

WHEREAS, default has been made in the
payment of the money secured bya mort
A. d. 1885; executed by Johnson Foclxler and
Rosa Fockler, .his wife, of COrunna, Michigan,
to Matthias l.. stewart, of the city of Owosso,
mortgage was recorded in the Office of the
Register of Deeds ofthe county of Shiawassee
in Liber "a of Mortgages, on pages 294 and 29J,
on the eighth dSy OF May IN fae year a.
mortgage has been duly assigned by the said
Matthias L. Stewart to Hugo Wesener. by as
signment bearing date me e, n t gay or
Register of Deeds of the said county of Shia-
wassee, on the 18th day of May A. d. 1885, at
2 O'clock a. M, in Liber 30 Of Mortgages, on
been duly assigned by the said Hugo Wesen
er to M. L. Stewart & Co... by assignment
bearing date the nineteenth day of March,
A. ID. 1886, and recorded in the Office of the
Register of Deeds, of the said County of Shia-
wassee, on the 22d day of March. A. ID. 1886, at
o'clock D. m, in Liber 3d. of Mortgages, on
has been duly assigned by Matthias l.. Stew
art and Charles ID. Stewart, comprising the
said firm and CO partnership OF Nj. Il. Stewart
bearing date the fifth day of April, A. ID. 1886,
and recorded in the Office of the Register of
Deeds of the said county of Shiawassee, on
the 9Th day of April A. ID. 1886, at o clock a.
m, in Liber 80 of Assignments of Mortgages,
on page SIS, and which said mortgage Is now
owned by the said Emily E. McHardy; and
whereas, inc hfnOunt Citlintu W Dt uuc Ou
said mortgage at the date OF this notice, is
the sum of three thousand two hundred and
ninety dollars and slxty-five cents. (Ss.29065)
of principal and interest and insurance
premiums paid as stipulated for i'm such
mortgage, and the further. sum of thirty
dollars, as an attorney fee, stipulated for in
said mortgage, and which is the whole
amount claimed to be unpaid on said mort
gage, and no suit or proceeding having been
Instituted Mt law or In equity to recover the
debt now remaining secured by said mort
gage or any part thereof, whereby the power
OF sale contained in said mortgage has be-
come operative.
Now Therefore, Notice Is Hereby Given,
that by virtue of the said power of sale, and
In pursuance of the Statute In such case made
and provided, the said mortgage will be fore
closed by a sale of the premises therein de-
scribed, Mt public auction to the highest bid
der. at the front door of the Court House, IN
the city OF Corunna, In said county OF Shia-
wassee, on the twelfth .12th) day of
October next, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon Of that day; which said prem
Uses are described in said mortgage as
follows, to-wit.. All that certain piece or
parcel of land situate and being in the city
Of Owosso, in the county of Shiawassee and
State of Michigan, and described as follows,
to-wit: The south twenty-five (22) feet of lot
fourteen U4) in block twenty-seven (27) ac-
cording to the recorded plat of the village
now city) Of Owosso, ms recorded In the Reg
ister of Deeds once OF said county.
Dated, this 18th day Of July, A. p: 1851.
EMILY II. McHARDY,
o. S. SMITH, Assignee.
Attorney.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-08-05
Lumber in Asiatic Turkey.

There is said to be a very promising
opening for lumbermen in the northern
portion of Asiatic Turkey. The principal
kinds of wood supplied are the box and
walnut tree, which fetch, on an average,
100 francs a ton, delivered ON the sea-
shore, and oak of various qualities, the
price of which varies between 60 and rs
francs per cubic meter, delivered at any
place in Europe, where the price is at
present 100 and 1870 francs. There are,
beside, many beech trees, which are used
for making petroleum barrels. What is
required is enterprise on q large scale;
that is to say, the purchase of whole for
ests, or of trees, according to option, by
man who resides at Tiflis or at Batoum,
and who knows the language and usages
of the country. Contracts with the Ar
menians and princes of the country
should be avoided. In short, lucrative
business may be done in the Caucasus;
but it must be conducted with intelli-
gence, and with the assistance of suitable
persons who are acquainted with the
country, customs and language. Chicago
Times